Alphabet's Google has reached an agreement with the Canadian government over a law requiring the company to pay for news. In her statement, the Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pascale St-Onge, informed, this Wednesday (29/11), that the company will contribute US$ 74 million (approximately R$ 360 million) as a form of financial support for the annual fee, indexed to inflation, for communications companies domestically.
“After weeks of productive discussions, I am pleased to announce that we have found a path forward with Google to implement the Online News Act,” St-Onge said. The purpose of this law is to coerce Targetowner of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, as well as Google paying publishers in the country so they can host news on their platforms.
When Bill C-18, or the Online News Act, was passed in June, Google even said it would block news. Company also expressed concern regarding “serious structural issues with C-18 that were not addressed during the legislative process.” The company calls the project a “link tax.” He also stated that the action “destroys the way the web and search engines have worked for more than 30 years.”
Since August, Facebook and Instagram news links have been blocked by Meta in Canada.
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